conk (out)

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Verb
  • Rocky would immediately faint from fear and lie unconscious on the floor, similar to a macabre scenario that played out in 2013.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Randomly passing out Fainting or almost fainting without a clear cause can be a red flag for abnormal heart rhythms, internal bleeding, or neurological issues.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In the past six years, more than 20 kids have died from unintentional shootings in Indianapolis, and in just over half of those cases, someone was criminally charged.
    Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Nearly two years after the actor died suddenly on Oct. 28, 2023, at the age of 54, from an accidental ketamine overdose, Hayek Pinault paid tribute to him on Instagram by sharing a photo and scene from their 1997 romantic comedy Fools Rush In.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Crucially, many systems still fail to consider complexities like second marriages, age diversity, regional variation or cross-cultural compatibility.
    Anuradha Gupta, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Cortez Masto was the first Democrat to oppose judicial nominee Adeel Mangi, who ultimately failed to get confirmed despite Booker’s defenses of him.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But, if wages don’t rise to match those jumps, consumer spending could fall and slow the economy.
    Raul Elizalde, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • That rotation has left the market for 1950s and 1960s cars with oversupply and falling prices.
    Robert Frank, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Car crashes into Butler High School: Jefferson County Public Schools and Shively Police Department officials are investigating after a car crashed into Butler High School on Aug. 20.
    Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 22 Aug. 2025
  • An Ohio family crashed on a North Carolina highway on Aug. 15, killing the parents and seriously injuring two of their children, according to officials and a family statement.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Factory ships deplete fisheries in a matter of years and an inordinate amount of sea life also perishes in their nets.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The mid-tier, stripped of its traditional competitive advantages, is being forced into an uncomfortable choice: pivot or perish.
    Daniel Newman, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Anyone who ever wants to write my biography will have his/her work cut out for her/him, since virtually no documentation or juvenilia exist.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025
  • James: Nottingham Forest (seventh) and Chris Wood (20 Premier League goals) have got their work cut out to maintain the same level.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • His father is no longer alive, passing away late last month from brain cancer, but the wisdom lives on inside him.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Some older musicians have passed away and there is competition from other festivals.
    Frank Langfitt, NPR, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Conk (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conk%20%28out%29. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.

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